Able Quote by Curtis Hanson
“There was a long period of time when Sam Fuller had a lot of projects fall through and had a lot of difficulties getting a project off the ground. And I was able to observe him during that period, and see his incredible resiliency and courage as he faced this difficulty and just kept working.”
![“On a personal note, a legacy he left me, aside from being a friend who was important to me on many levels, was that the decades I knew Sam [Fuller] happened to be the decades that were his least happy professionally.” quote by Curtis Hanson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/8bd/curtis-hanson-9380_decades_on-a-personal-note-a-legacy-he-left-me-a_962145.jpg)
![“It was a unique experience in several ways, because I don't think Sam [Fuller] had ever collaborated with another writer over his whole career.” quote by Curtis Hanson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/360/curtis-hanson-9380_careers_it-was-a-unique-experience-in-several-wa_2671981.jpg)
![“Of course, Sam [Fuller] was like, "No problem," because he treated it like a newspaper deadline. We worked long hours, often very late into the night, in his garage, which had been converted into an office. It was freezing cold outside and there was no heat in the garage, so he had a little space…” quote by Curtis Hanson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/505/curtis-hanson-9380_blanket_of-course-sam-fuller-was-like-no-problem_2114139.jpg)
![“I had the great fortune to actually become friends with Sam [Fuller] and ultimately collaborate with him on White Dog, which we wrote together.” quote by Curtis Hanson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/2c6/curtis-hanson-9380_dog_i-had-the-great-fortune-to-actually-beco_491286.jpg)
![“Initially, it connected with me when I was a kid, seeing a lot of movies while growing up in Los Angeles. And Sam's [Fuller] pictures are an expression of such a distinct voice that he was one of those filmmakers who made me aware that there was, in fact, a real presence behind the camera that was…” quote by Curtis Hanson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/440/curtis-hanson-9380_actors_initially-it-connected-with-me-when-i-wa_1948748.jpg)
![“I never thought I'd be working with Sam [L.Jackson] .That's about as good as it gets.” quote by Samuel L. Jackson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/ba2/samuel-l-jackson-3595_good-as-it-gets_i-never-thought-i-d-be-working-with-sam_515949.jpg)
![“I can't speak to how Michael [Douglas] approached it in terms of his process.” quote by Curtis Hanson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/0bb/curtis-hanson-9380_i-can_i-can-t-speak-to-how-michael-douglas-app_389420.jpg)
